Victoria Ushkanova CV
Photography/ Videography and media art

Exhibition / Work Experience 

2023          Shortlisted for British Journal of Photography “Portrait of Humanity Vol.5” 
                   www.1854.photography/2023/02/portrait-of-humanity-vol-5-shortlist-revealed/

2023          Photo documentation of Kleintjekunst

2023          Headshots for NETFLIX

2021           C/O Berlin My work “Debbie"s presented at an exhibition with a great selection of artists
                                            Joseph Beuys,  Tacita Dean,  Taryn  Simon, On Kawara and Claire Strand
                                                                    co-berlin.org/en/program/exhibitions/send-me-image

2020            Exhibition 'New Faces — Documentary Photography from Flanders and the Netherlands'
                     Brussels, Curator Sanne Schim van der Loeff (World Press Photo)
                     Fonds Pascal Decroos www.fondspascaldecroos.org/nl/nieuwe-gezichten                       

2020            Photoshoot for Netflix, Portrait of the main actors, new season Undercover 2

2019            My work Debbie was presented in an exhibition “Blame The Algorithm” as part of   
                       Der Greif issue 12, guest-edited by Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin in 2019.
                       Munich Stadtmuseum (Münchner Stadtmuseum)
                       www.dergreif-online.de/special/farewell-broomberg-chanarin/#content-slider

2019            Portrait of Gijs Blom, “Prince Viridian” in the film The Letter for the King for Netflix

2019            Portraits of Netflix writers

2019/2020    Group exhibition in Brussels, 12 Sep — 21 Oct. Curator Sanne Schim van der Loeff
                      (World Press  Photo Foundation) and Fonds Pascal Decroos
                       www.fondspascaldecroos.org/nl/nieuwe-gezichten
                       English https://www.fondspascaldecroos.org/en/news/exhibition-documentary-photography-flanders-and-netherlands

2019             Selected Fresh Eyes Photo /GUP Magazine, The Book Launched at Photo Basell and
                                             Les Rencontres De La Photographie, d’Arles 

2019             Der Greif  Issue 12

2019             Selected for the “New Dutch Photographer Talent 2019«/GUP Magazine, Melkweg Gallery  

2017              “Marina” Winner 1 place Nomination “Professionals Portrait” Nikon
                                              ''At the Heart of the Image -2017'' 

2015              Unseen Photo Fair Festival Amsterdam  / participant  Video art “Typology” 13 min / Amsterdam

2013              Videodance “Displacement"/ participant EXTRA SHORT FILM FESTIVAL/ 35 mm Moscow

2013              Videodance “Displacement"/ Performance Art Festival/ Open-Air Stage Theatre Moscow

2013              Collaboration/ Koktebel Art Residence /Krym

2013              Collaboration with artist Kseniya Sorokina/ Video/ 5 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

2013               Video / River Scene a project by Wiliam Speakman and
                                    Theo Tegelaers (TAAK Amsterdam)/ Nikola-Lenivets 5 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art

2012/09          Video Art/ William Parke, Patricia Parker/ Residence Nikola-lenivets/ Russia

2012/07          Collaborate with Ksenia Sorokina/ Video/ START Project,
                                                WINZAVOD Centre for Contemporary Art Moscow Sept.

2012/07          ARTIST’S BODY/ performance Victoria Ushkanova / MMOMA Moscow/Biennale Young Art/ 
                          www.juliafertig.de/? p=421

2012/08           Collaboration with Performers from the school TSEKH-Moscow

2012/05           Laboratory KIRILL SEREBRENNIKOV / PLATFORMA project / Media performance WINZAVOD Centre for Contemporary Art Moscow

2012/03           Collaboration, documentation of project Niwa Yoshinori / Double Vision:
                                             Contemporary Art from Japan/  MMOMA Moscow

2011                Video art ‘Fishway’ collaboration with composer Anna Mikhailova/ Media Table May/ MediaArtLab -Moscow

2011                Cinematographer/ Independent film

2011                Unit Still photographer VGIK

2010               Collaborate with Ksenia Sorokina/ Video/ START project
                                               WINZAVOD Centre for Contemporary Art Moscow

2007               Unit Still photographer Film Renata Litvinova 

Photography workshop

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 2012         WANDERING FORMS/ Alina Belishkina

 2012         Potential acute// Alina Belishkina

 2011         PHOTOGRAPHY. OBJECTIFICATION OF THE VOID/Alina Belishkina                

 2011         The Nordic Photography: Experience Self-portrait LINA SCHEYNIUS                 

 2010         International Summer Photo workshop/ WANESSA WINSHIP, UK, Agence VU Storytelling: Portrait Within the Environment

 2008          International Summer Photo workshop PAVEL SAMOKHVALOV

 2009/2010    Workshop Art Director/ VGIK Gerasimov Institute of Cinematography

Art workshops

2013             Art Project by Theo Tegelaers/TAAK.ME and William Speakman. A three-day journey on the Ugra River in Russia. www.youtube.com/watch? v=NE5FNccafO0

2013              Koktebel Art Residence

2012/08        Collaboration with Performers from the school TSEKH-Moscow/Video

2012/09        Art Residence Nikola-lenivets/ William Parke/ Patricia Parker /Video

2012              ImPulsTanz 2012/Benoît LACHAMBRE/ Angélique WILLKIE/Linda RABIN /Workshops

2011–2012    MMOMA/ Media Performance Laboratory

2011–2012    MMOMA/School of Contemporary Art “Free Workshops”

2011-2011     WACADEMY/ OLGA Shishko Media Art

2010–2011    Moscow Museum Of Modern Art School /MMOMA of Contemporary Art  “Free Workshops”

2000-2004     MGUS Institute for Applied Design, Art and Fashion Photography

1997-2000     MGUS Institute for Applied Design, costume design (ba)

Work experience

2020      

            — Marinella Senatore Italian artist /Video and photography marinella-senatore.com/

            — Sakura pathology equipment 

            — Portrait of Mayaki Kimba, political science, The Black Archives. For Reed Magazine, Portland, OR

            — Photoshoot for Netflix / main actors Undercover 2 Anna Drijver, Frank Lammers,  Else Schaap, Sanne  Samina Hanssen.          

2019  
           — Editorial photoshoot for Netflix/ portrait of Gijs Blom “The Letter for the King”

           — NDSM Portrait of Tim, a new director

           — PTSA  Architectural Bureau, portrait & interior photoshoot 

           — Portraits of European writers of Netflix

           — Flirt Creativity  branding  photoshoot

2018       

           — 11 Rue Simon Crubellier, Matthew Darbyshire/Gemeente Amsterdam

           — Cathalijne Smulders | project Parfum Varken at Museum Bommel van Dam

2013       Rijksmuseum celebrates the opening on 13 April 2013  taak.me Photo & Video work

2008 2013  Photographer, Burda Publishing Houseeditorial, covers, fashion story ’’GIRL’’                   

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Сlients

                   TAAK.ME             NETFLIX

buro bordo            NDSM           Flirt Creativity Agency

Burda Publishing House/ Moscow
                 
Kleintjekunst           POPMA TER STEEGE ARCHITECTEN
  
                  Reed College Portland        GN Interpartners
                    
                       Knowmanagment     EMCG